| 单词 | casual labour |
| 释义 | > as lemmascasual labour a. In such phrases as casual labourer, one who does casual or occasional jobs, but has no fixed employment; also casual hand; casual labour: see quot. 1923; casual poor, those occasionally in a state of poverty; those not receiving regular or systematic relief, esp. those not permanently inmates of workhouses, etc., but admitted for occasional relief (cf. B. 3b); casual ward, a ward reserved for such occasional relief. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor person in receipt of relief > in an institution > occasionally casual poor1593 casual1865 ins and outs1884 in-and-out class1897 in and out family1904 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker > collectively casual labour1851 migratory labour1868 togt1901 migrant labour1913 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker > labouring or unskilled casual labourer1851 roustabout1862 casualty man1887 strapper1888 togt boy1898 rouseabout1899 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > for homeless people house of refuge1726 night sheltera1819 night refuge1840 tramp-house1850 straw yard1851 casual ward1861 casual1865 shelter1890 reception centre1896 tramp-cell1905 tramp-ward1906 Sally Ann1927 Sally1931 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 85 a If wee cannot keepe and cherrish the casuall poore amongst vs. 1849 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 104 163 For the support of the Irish casual poor. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 220/2 This mixture of constant and casual hands is..a necessary consequence of all trades which depend upon the seasons... Those who have paid attention to the subject of dock labour and the subject of casual labour in general. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 336/1 Greenwich may be looked upon as the first stage or halt for casual labourers, on their way to London. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour III. 372/1 He considered a casual ward necessary in every union. 1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 17 The bulk of its population consisted of casual labourers. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Oct. 1/2 The casual wards in the central parts of the metropolis. 1889 C. Booth Labour & Life People I. 42 In East London the largest field for casual labour is at the Docks. 1905 Daily Chron. 25 July 5/4 He would not admit that the policy of the guardians had increased the casual labour system. 1908 H. W. Caslon Letterpress Printing 64 Casual labour is, and must be, a disturbing element in the costing of work. 1923 J. D. Hackett Labor Terms in Managem. Engin. May Casual Labor. ‘Unskilled help, employed and discharged at frequent intervals, and dependent upon the varying demand of the labor market from day to day, without any prospect of continuous employment.’ (What's What in Labour Movement, Waldo R. Brown, p. 59.) < as lemmas |
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